Re: [IP] corrections

> Should the correction be the same as the meal bolus? For example.
> We left the hospital with a 15:1 carb ratio and a above 15 mg/dl
> correction (over 160/under 80) But now, we are down to 12:1, does
> that mean the correction should now be for every 12 mg/dl over 160?
>
Not quite. There is a ratio calculator on the HOWTO page. You need a
separate (but related) insulin to bg ratio. DON'T use this number,
figure out your own, but from what you wrote, I would guess that the
ratio is probably 65 - 70 bg points per unit of insulin.
There are three interrelated ratios.
Blood Sugar / Insulin - ratio { BG/I }
the number of blood sugar points lowered by a unit of insulin
Carbohydrate / Insulin - ratio { CARB/I } the amount of
carbohydrate required for each unit of insulin Blood Sugar /
Carbohydrate - ratio { BG/CARB } the number of blood sugar points
raised by one gram of carbohydrate
They are mathematically related as follows:
Blood Sugar BG CARB BG
to -- = ---- X ----
Insulin ratio I I CARB
Carbohydrate CARB BG / I
to ---- = ---------
Insulin ratio I BG / CARB
Blood Sugar BG BG / I
to ---- = --------
Carbo ratio CARB CARB / I
The HOWTO's go into this in detail. Beware! if you get one of the
numbers wrong, the calculator tool with mess up the others. It's just
for getting a first cut, you actually have to measure your ratios,
and you should check with your medical team to make sure you get'm
right.
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